GWR No. 1340 is an

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, built in 1897 (Works No. 1386) by the

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, England.

Service life

Trojan was built by Avonside in 1897 for Messrs Dunn & Shute of Newport Town. In 1903, it was sold to the

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, though was still unnumbered. Upon the absorption of the ADR in 1923 into the GWR, Trojan gained the number 1340. The locomotive was based mainly at Cardiff Cathays and

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, however it also spent time at Oswestry and Greenford. The Great Western withdrew Trojan from

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in July 1932 and sold it to the Netherseal Colliery at Burton-on-Trent. In 1947, it was passed onto Alders (Tamworth) ltd.

Preservation

Trojan is now preserved at the

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. It was restored to working order in 2002 and remained in service on demonstration trains at Didcot until 2011 when it was withdrawn for a 10-yearly overhaul. Trojan was moved offsite in 2016 for the overhaul to take place and returned to operation in 2021.

Models

Agenoria Models produces a brass etch kit for both 4 mm and

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s. BR Loco Models produces a plastic kit for both 0-gauge scale and 3.5-inch scales.

Sources

Didcot Railway Centre

References

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Service life

Preservation

Models

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